It takes more than a calorie of fossil fuel energy to produce a calorie of food. From the standpoint of industrial efficiency, it's too bad we can't simply drink the petroleum directly, because there's a lot less energy in a bushel of corn (measured in calories) than there is in the half gallon or so of oil required to produce it. Ecologically this is a fabulously expensive way to produce food.
—from The Omnivore's Dilemma: A Natural History of Four Meals, a book by Michael Pollan
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| Rank | Username | WPM | Accuracy | Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 22979. | Zach (encasedthought) | 74.67 | 95% | 2017-07-04 |
| 22980. | Vrexu (vrexo) | 74.67 | 99% | 2013-09-06 |
| 22981. | rob (yukoracker) | 74.67 | 95% | 2011-05-12 |
| 22982. | Daniel (danielrice) | 74.67 | 96% | 2012-08-04 |
| 22983. | Will (willdaplum) | 74.66 | 97% | 2026-04-17 |
| 22984. | thea_tale1 (thea_tale1) | 74.66 | 96% | 2024-08-18 |
| 22985. | Filip (jyunero) | 74.66 | 94% | 2016-08-07 |
| 22986. | Blue Monkey Wrench (bluemon... | 74.66 | 99% | 2025-11-18 |
| 22987. | Vulcan_Onion (top500pro) | 74.66 | 98.8% | 2025-01-22 |
| 22988. | Carvi3 (carvi3) | 74.66 | 96.5% | 2024-04-28 |
| 22989. | Aheer (panicky_anteater) | 74.66 | 97% | 2024-12-02 |
| 22990. | Jason (r_matey) | 74.66 | 96% | 2020-05-06 |
| 22991. | JOhn (exotifys) | 74.66 | 97% | 2022-05-13 |
| 22992. | Kirk (kirklayne) | 74.66 | 93% | 2013-05-30 |
| 22993. | Japonizm (showhey0705) | 74.66 | 95% | 2012-05-31 |
| 22994. | Rick (bambinooo) | 74.66 | 97% | 2011-12-02 |
| 22995. | chin (lllpop111) | 74.65 | 98.6% | 2025-03-12 |
| 22996. | Nick (scrunge) | 74.65 | 96% | 2024-08-08 |
| 22997. | Amelie (strawberryblue) | 74.65 | 97.4% | 2024-11-07 |
| 22998. | acelidan (acelidan) | 74.65 | 98% | 2024-05-10 |
| 22999. | Larry (larlarbinks) | 74.65 | 97% | 2022-05-18 |
| 23000. | SHRI (srinivasdokare) | 74.65 | 97.7% | 2023-11-16 |
| 23001. | Osama (default_1011) | 74.65 | 96% | 2024-07-15 |
| 23002. | Sangam (sangamjoshi) | 74.65 | 95% | 2025-07-20 |
| 23003. | Ayokk (ayokk) | 74.65 | 97% | 2022-07-28 |
| 23004. | Crystal (fluorescent) | 74.65 | 95% | 2012-05-05 |
| 23005. | Jiun-Ru (nutmacaca) | 74.65 | — | 2010-12-31 |
| 23006. | bald (baldguy) | 74.65 | 99% | 2013-03-27 |
| 23007. | CobraKai00 (cobrakai34) | 74.64 | 96% | 2023-05-21 |
| 23008. | Guestz (yxny) | 74.64 | 96% | 2024-11-10 |
| Universe | Races | Average WPM | First Race |
|---|---|---|---|
| Default (English) | 101,604 | 78.55 | June 9, 2010 |
| Long Texts | 153 | 84.32 | December 30, 2016 |
| Instant Death Mode | 49 | 84.87 | July 2, 2010 |
| Smoke Rise Prep | 12 | 71.91 | January 1, 2024 |
| ##typeracer | 4 | 75.56 | January 9, 2021 |
| Walsh Middle School | 1 | 81.61 | November 28, 2011 |